file description
UK: faɪl dɪˈskrɪpʃən
Definition

Definition of file description - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
technologyTECH.short text that explains what a particular computer file containsTECH.
  • Check the file description to see if this version supports your device.
2.
computingTECH.set of information fields that formally describe attributes of a fileTECH.
  • The software stores a detailed file description in its internal database.
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Expressions with file

file underv.
put a document into a specific folder or category
Please file under 'Invoices' when you finish.
file inv.
enter a room or building in a line or sequence
The students began to file in quietly into the auditorium..
file outv.
leave a place in a line or sequence
The students began to file out of the classroom quietly..
file pastv.
move in a line with serious purpose
The mourners file past the casket in silence.
file withv.
store information in a specific place
Please file the receipts with the other financial records.
file offv.
leave in an orderly single file
The students filed off the bus quietly.

Expressions with description

beyond descriptionadv.
impossible to describe in words
The beauty of the sunset was beyond description.
defy descriptionv.
be too extraordinary to be described
The beauty of the sunset defies description.
beggar's descriptionn.
something so extreme it cannot be described with words
The devastation after the storm was beggar's description.
of every descriptionadj.
including all types or kinds without exception
The store sells books of every description.
it defies descriptionexp.
express something too extraordinary to be described in words
The alien landscape was so strange, it defies description.
it baffles descriptionexp.
express extreme confusion or puzzlement about something
The magician's trick it baffles description.
job descriptionn.
written outline of tasks and responsibilities for a job
The job description lists all the main duties.
of any descriptionadj.
having no specific type or kind limitation
We accept donations of any description.
of some descriptionadj.
belonging to an unspecified or unknown kind or type
He wore a uniform of some description.
position descriptionn.
written summary of job duties and responsibilities
The position description outlines the manager's daily tasks.

Terms related to file description

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
defiledefilementdescribabledescribedescriberdescriptivedescriptivelydescriptivenessfiledfilerfilingindescribability

Examples of file description in a sentence

  • Add keywords to the file description so it’s easier to locate later.
  • Each file description includes size, owner, and last modified date.
  • The backup script reads the file description before copying any data.

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  1. French:description de fichier, fiche de fichier, ...
  2. German:Dateibeschreibung, Dateibeschreibungseintrag, ...
  3. Italian:descrizione del file, scheda del file, ...
  4. Spanish:descripción de archivo, ficha de archivo, ...
  5. Portuguese:descrição do ficheiro, ...
  6. Chinese:文件说明, 文件描述信息, ...
  7. Japanese:ファイル説明, ファイル記述, ...
  8. Arabic:وَصْفُ المِلَفّ, بَياناتٌ واصِفَةٌ لِلمِلَفّ, ...
  9. Hebrew:תֵּאוּר קוֹבֶץ, תֵּיאוּר קוֹבֶץ, ...
  10. Russian:описание файла, описание атрибутов файла, ...
  11. Ukrainian:опис файлу, опис файла, ...
  12. Hindi:फ़ाइल विवरण, फाइल विवरण, ...
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